1. Volume 39, Issue 2, Pages 311-323 (August 2013)
Mitochondrial Cardiolipin Is Required for Nlrp3 Inflammasome Activation 
Shankar S. Iyer, Qiong He, John R. Janczy, Eric I. Elliott, Zhenyu Zhong, Alicia K. Olivier, Jeffrey J. Sadler, Vickie Knepper-Adrian, Renzhi Han, Liang Qiao, Stephanie C. Eisenbarth, William M. Nauseef, Suzanne L. Cassel, Fayyaz S. Sutterwala 
Immunity 
Volume 39, Issue 2, Pages (August 2013)
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2. Immunity 2013 39, 311-323DOI: (10.1016/j.immuni.2013.08.001)
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3. Figure 1 Linezolid Induces Caspase-1-Dependent IL-1β Secretion
(A) J774A.1 mouse macrophages were stimulated with either linezolid or LPS; culture supernatants were collected 18 hr later and TNF-α and IL-6 release were measured by ELISA.
(B) LPS-primed J774A.1 macrophages were stimulated with either silica or linezolid; culture supernatants were collected 18 hr later and IL-1β release was measured by ELISA.
(C) LPS-primed J774A.1 macrophages were stimulated with linezolid or silica; culture supernatants were collected at the indicated times and cytotoxicity measured by LDH release and expressed as a percentage of LDH release by Triton X-100 detergent.
(D) LPS-primed human PBMCs were incubated with 20 μM z-YVAD-fmk for 1 hr prior to the addition of silica or linezolid. 18 hr after stimulation, culture supernatants were collected and IL-1β release measured by ELISA.
(E) LPS-primed J774A.1 macrophages were challenged with silica or 1, 10, or 100 μg/ml of the indicated antibiotic for 18 hr; IL-1β release into the culture supernatant was measured by ELISA.
Determinations were performed in triplicate and expressed as the mean ± SD. Results are representative of two separate experiments. See also Figure S1.
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4. Figure 2
Linezolid Induces Nlrp3-Dependent Inflammation In Vitro and In Vivo
(A) LPS-primed BMDMs from WT and Nlrp3-, ASC-, caspase-1-, or Nlrc4-deficient mice were stimulated with either linezolid or silica. Culture supernatants were collected at 18 hr after stimulation and IL-1β release measured by ELISA.
(B) Lysates from LPS-primed WT and Nlrp3-, ASC-, or Nlrc4-deficient BMDMs stimulated with linezolid for 18 hr were immunoblotted with antibodies against the p10 subunit of caspase-1.
Determinations were performed in triplicate and expressed as the mean ± SD. Results are representative of four (A) and three (B) separate experiments.
(C) WT and Nlrp3-, ASC-, and caspase-1-deficient mice (n = 5) were challenged with 200 mg/kg of linezolid intraperitoneally; 16 hr later neutrophil influx into the peritoneum was determined. Control WT mice (n = 3) were challenged intraperitoneally with D5W. Results are representative of at least three independent experiments. ∗p < 0.01 by two-tailed Mann-Whitney test.
(D and E) WT and Nlrp3-deficient mice received daily intraperitoneal injections of linezolid (200 mg/kg) (WT, n = 9; Nlrp3−/−, n = 9) or an equal volume of control D5W (WT, n = 10; Nlrp3−/−, n = 6). After 12 days, femurs were sectioned and stained with H&E.
(D) Representative 600× images are shown. Open arrows indicate myeloid cells and black arrows represent erythroid cells.
(E) The mature stages of myeloid and erythroid cells were counted in each section with two sections counted per femur. Results are pooled from two independent experiments and expressed as the mean ± SEM. ∗p < 0.01 by two-tailed Mann-Whitney test.
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5. Figure 3 Linezolid-Induced IL-1β Secretion Requires a Potassium Efflux
(A) LPS-primed J774A.1 macrophages were incubated with 20 μM cytochalasin D for 30 min prior to the addition of linezolid, silica, or ATP. 18 hr later, culture supernatants were collected and IL-1β release measured by ELISA.
(B) LPS-primed WT and P2rx7−/− BMDMs were stimulated with linezolid, silica, or ATP. 18 hr after stimulation, culture supernatants were collected and IL-1β release measured by ELISA.
(C) LPS-primed J774A.1 macrophages were incubated in either high Na+ or high K+ containing media and then stimulated with either linezolid, silica, or F. tularensis LVS (MOI 50:1). After 18 hr, culture supernatants were collected and IL-1β release measured by ELISA.
Determinations were performed in triplicate and expressed as the mean ± SD. Results are representative of three (A) and two (B and C) separate experiments.
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6. Figure 4
Linezolid-Induced Nlrp3 Inflammasome Activation Is Independent of ROS Generation
(A) LPS-primed J774A.1 macrophages were pretreated with the ROS inhibitors DPI (20 μM), APDC (20 μM), or NAC (1 mM) for 30 min prior to stimulation with linezolid, silica, nigericin, ATP, or alum. 18 hr later, supernatants were collected and IL-1β secretion measured by ELISA.
(B) Lysates from LPS-primed J774A.1 macrophages challenged with linezolid or silica in the absence or presence of DPI were immunoblotted with antibodies against the p10 subunit of caspase-1.
(C) LPS-primed J774A.1 macrophages were pretreated with the antioxidant Mito-TEMPO (500 μM) for 1 hr prior to stimulation with linezolid or ATP. 18 hr later, supernatants were collected and IL-1β secretion measured by ELISA. ∗p = by two-tailed unpaired Student’s t test.
(D) Lysates from LPS-primed J774A.1 macrophages challenged with linezolid or ATP in the absence or presence of Mito-TEMPO were immunoblotted with antibodies against the p10 subunit of caspase-1.
(E) LPS-primed J774A.1 macrophages were treated with antimycin A (5 μg/ml) or rotenone (4 μM) for 30 min prior to stimulation with ATP, linezolid, or silica. Supernatants were collected after 12 hr and IL-1β secretion measured by ELISA.
(F) LPS-primed J774A.1 macrophages were treated with ATP (5 mM), linezolid (25 μg/ml), or media for 1 hr and then stained with MitoSOX red (2.5 μM) for the final 15 min of the stimulation.
(G) LPS-primed J774A.1 cells were pretreated with 20 μM CsA for 1 hr and then challenged with linezolid, silica, or nigericin for 6 hr. Supernatants were collected and cytokine secretions analyzed by ELISA. ∗p = 0.037, ∗∗p = by two-tailed unpaired Student’s t test. Determinations were performed in triplicate and expressed as the mean ± SD.
Results are representative of four (A, left panel; C), three (G), and two (A, right panel; B, D–F) separate experiments. See also Figure S2.
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7. Figure 5 Cardiolipin Binds to Nlrp3
(A and B) J774A.1 cells were radiolabeled for 24 hr with 14C-linoleic acid (10 μCi); cells were then LPS primed and stimulated for 12 hr with ATP or silica. The mitochondrial fraction was isolated and subjected to immunoprecipitation with anti-Nlrp3 antibody or isotype control antibody. Lipids associated with the immunoprecipitates were extracted and quantified (A); lipids were subjected to 1-D HPTLC and the location of cardiolipin (CL) migration determined by running a cardiolipin standard in parallel (B). Results are expressed as the mean ± SEM of three independent experiments; ∗∗p < 0.01, ∗∗∗p < by two-tailed unpaired Student’s t test (A).
(C and D) LPS-primed BMDMs were treated with staurosporine, silica, or nigericin for 8 hr. Cell lysates and supernatants were collected and lysates assessed for caspase-1 and caspase-3 via immunoblot (C) and supernatants for IL-1β via ELISA (D); determinations were performed in triplicate and expressed as the mean ± SD.
(E) Lipid strips were incubated with lysates of RAW264.7 cells expressing HA-tagged mouse Nlrp3 or control buffer; strips were washed and developed with a mouse anti-HA antibody.
(F) Lipid strips were incubated with 10 μg/ml of His-tagged human Nlrp3, Nlrc4, or TLR4; strips were then washed and developed with a mouse anti-His antibody.
(G) The indicated phospholipid-coated beads were incubated with 10 μg/ml of His-tagged Nlrp3; after washes, bound and unbound His tagged-Nlrp3 was determined by immunoblotting with an anti-Nlrp3 antibody.
(H) Lipid strips were incubated with lysates of HEK293T cells expressing Flag-tagged full-length Nlrp or truncation mutants Nlrp3ΔLRR.1-719, PYD.1-95, NACHT , or LRR ; strips were then washed and developed with a mouse anti-FLAG antibody.
Results are representative of two (C, E, F, H), three (B, G), or four (D) separate experiments. See also Figure S3.
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8. Figure 6
Cardiolipin Is Required and Sufficient for Nlrp3 Inflammasome Activation
(A) LPS-primed J774A.1 cells were lysed by nitrogen cavitation in the presence of liposomes containing phosphatidylcholine (300 μM), phosphatidylserine (300 μM), phosphatidic acid (300 μM), or cardiolipin (300, 100, or 30 μM [left panel]; 300 μM [right panel]), incubated for 1 hr, and analyzed for caspase-1 and GADPH by immunoblot.
(B and C) J774A.1 macrophages grown in the presence or absence of 0.5 mM palmitate were LPS primed followed by stimulation with silica, ATP, or P. aeruginosa PAK strain (MOI 1:1). At 12 hr after stimulation, culture supernatants were collected and IL-1β and TNF-α release measured by ELISA.
(D) J774A.1 macrophages grown in the presence or absence of 0.5 mM palmitate were LPS primed followed by nitrogen cavitation lysis in the presence or absence of 300 μM of cardiolipin liposomes. Lysates were incubated for 1 hr and analyzed by immunoblot.
(E) J774A.1 cells grown in the presence or absence of 0.5 mM palmitate were LPS primed followed by stimulation with silica or linezolid. At 12 hr after stimulation, cells were fractionated into mitochondrial and cytosolic fractions and subjected to immunoblotting with antibodies to Nlrp3, COX IV (mitochondrial marker), and GAPDH (cytosolic marker).
(F and G) THP-1 cells treated with the indicated siRNA were challenged with linezolid, silica, ATP, F. tularensis LVS (MOI 50:1) for 18 hr, or P. aeruginosa PAK strain (MOI 10:1) for 6 hr. Culture supernatants were collected and IL-1β and TNF-α release measured by ELISA (F). Lysates and supernatants were immunoblotted with antibodies against pro-caspase-1 and the p20 subunit of caspase-1 (G).
Determinations were performed in triplicate and expressed as the mean ± SD. Results are representative of two (A–C, E, G) and three (D, F) separate experiments. ∗p < 0.05, ∗∗p < 0.01, ∗∗∗p < by one-way ANOVA with Bonferroni’s multiple comparison test. See also Figure S4.
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